Chapter 33
“I’m eating my future husband’s food. What does it have to do with any of you? The Jiang family isn’t just yours!” Su Xiaoxiao glared at the three little troublemakers, showing no intention of giving in.
When Hu Yuezhen heard her words, she immediately came out. She raised an eyebrow sarcastically and scanned Su Xiaoxiao up and down. “Oh my, city folks sure are open-minded. You haven’t even married into the family yet, and you’re already calling him your husband. It makes me feel embarrassed just hearing it…”
“Smack!”
Before Hu Yuezhen could finish her sentence, a slap landed on the back of her head, causing her to cry out in pain. “Can’t you keep your mouth shut? My future daughter-in-law is here, and you dare to say such disrespectful things?”
Aunt Guo glared at Hu Yuezhen fiercely, as if she wanted to peel her skin.
Hu Yuezhen, with a mischievous smile, seemed like she wanted to throw a tantrum.
Aunt Guo shifted her fierce gaze to Jiang Yexun. “And you, you useless brat! You usually act tough in the production team. Aren’t you powerful? Yet, you couldn’t even protect your woman when she came to visit for the first time?”
“My mistake,” Jiang Yexun apologized at lightning speed, so fast that Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t stop him.
“Mother, how can you all bully me like this? Even though my man isn’t your biological son, we’ve been calling you ’Mother’ for so many years,” Hu Yuezhen cried, feeling wronged.
“Only you know how to cry? Don’t you shed tears when you howl like a banshee? Do you think we’re all idiots? During the dumpling incident tonight, you claimed that what your son said was taught by your own mother-in-law. Were the words just now also taught by her? Your mother-in-law is indeed remarkable; she knows everything as soon as something happens,” Aunt Guo coldly chuckled.
Hu Yuezhen’s cries instantly froze. She wanted to find someone to help her, but no one else came out to support her. In the end, she could only reluctantly keep her mouth shut.
Aunt Guo then grinned and waved at Su Xiaoxiao. “Xiaoxiao, come in quickly! What brings you here on such a late night? If there’s something, just have Yexun come back and tell us.”
As they walked closer, Aunt Guo immediately grabbed Su Xiaoxiao’s small hand and couldn’t help but rub it a couple of times. “Has Yexun told you? Tomorrow, I’ll have your Uncle Jiang assign you some light work, like cutting hogweed.”
Hearing this, Hu Yuezhen immediately looked at Su Xiaoxiao with disbelief. Her eyes turned red with jealousy at Su Xiaoxiao’s slender, pale hands. She had never seen hands as beautiful as those in her life. But when she remembered that one could only gain two work points cutting hogweed, Hu Yuezhen proudly puffed up her chest.
“Oh my, third young brother, your life won’t be easy after marrying Educated Youth Su. You used to only get for six work points a day, but after marriage, you’ll have to make up for Educated Youth Su’s four work points, so you’ll be working ten work points a day,” she said sarcastically.
“Can’t we use money to make up for it? My family sends me money every month because they’re afraid I’ll overwork myself in the countryside,” Su Xiaoxiao innocently asked.
Hu Yuezhen’s smug expression froze for a moment, then she couldn’t help but roll her eyes. “You make it sound like your parents can give you a lot.”
“They currently send me thirty yuan every month, and if I get married, they’ll definitely send even more,” Su Xiaoxiao bragged with pride. She had no intention of hiding anything about her family’s financial situation. Why should she? In any case, every penny of her family’s money was obtained honestly. She also didn’t plan on letting Jiang Yexun and Aunt Guo suffer any losses. It was better to be upfront about it to avoid future suspicions about what Jiang Yexun might be doing secretly.
“How is that possible? Your family will give a girl like you this much?” Hu Yuezhen couldn’t believe it and muttered in disbelief.
Su Xiaoxiao, however, proudly shook her head. “Because my family loves me the most! My parents have jobs, my elder brother is a junior officer in the army, and they provide a lot of support. Our whole family relies on commodity rations to support me alone. If you don’t like it, you can ask your parents to support you and your little family.”
“You…” Hu Yuezhen gritted her teeth and ground them.
It seemed like she wanted to devour Su Xiaoxiao whole.
“This matter between me and the little educated youth doesn’t concern you,” Jiang Yexun passed by Hu Yuezhen and issued a cold warning.
But Hu Yuezhen, who had lost her reason due to anger, didn’t hear a word he said. Instead, she quickly caught up with Su Xiaoxiao.
Before Su Xiaoxiao could say anything, Jiang’s second sister-in-law approached her with a smile. “Educated Youth Su, why did you come over today? You didn’t even let us know, so we couldn’t prepare anything to entertain you.”
Seeing that friendly smile and the pampered expression on Su Xiaoxiao’s face, Su Xiaoxiao almost couldn’t maintain her composure. She felt like slapping her in the face.
In her previous life, Hu Yuezhen was only openly malicious, but this woman, Yu Siping, was a poisonous snake hiding behind a sweet facade. In her past life, she was able to maintain a close relationship with Pan Yongsheng and Dong Jiaxuan after marriage, and Yu Siping played a big part in it.
“Su Xiaoxiao, why are you looking at me like that? Is there something wrong with me?” Yu Siping asked, her mouth twitching.
“I didn’t come to the Jiang family as a guest. I came as an educated youth to discuss something with the production team leader. I have some matters that I want to talk with him about,” Su Xiaoxiao withdrew her gaze.
Her soft voice carried a coldness that kept others at bay.
This made both Jiang Yexun and Aunt Guo frown and scrutinize Yu Siping for a long time. The probing and ill intentions in their eyes made her turn pale.
Subconsciously, she raised her hand and touched her own belly.
Aunt Guo, feeling disgusted and annoyed, turned her gaze away. However, Jiang Yexun’s eyes became even colder and more menacing.
“If you dare to do something to her, you won’t be able to protect that thing in your belly,” he threatened in a chilling voice.
Team leader Jiang, who had been smoking his dry tobacco without intervening, immediately scolded in anger, “Jiang Yexun, you brat, are you challenging authority?”